Saturday, May 19, 2007
What else makes hunters happy in Canada?
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Labels: animal cruelty, ecology, good vs. evil, legal poaching, polar bear hunting, wildlife conservation
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Help end the slaughter of baby seals
Canadian fishermen only make a small amount of their profits from selling seal skins.
Put the pressure on the hunters' profits and tell them that this unnecessary hunt must end!
Share this petition with others The seal hunt has officially begun. If they aren't stopped, hunters will club and skin 270,000 seals simply for their pelts. And thousands of baby seals have ALREADY fallen through melting ice and drowned because of the effects of global warming.
But there is still hope. You can send a message to these cruel seal hunters by boycotting Canadian seafood - the source of most of their profits. Pledge to stop the seal hunt using your buying power! >> http://go.care2.com/e/R8AG/hba9/U1cM
Why is a boycott powerful and effective? Seal hunting is an off-season activity for Canada's east coast commercial fishermen. Only a small fraction of their income comes from selling seal skins to the fur industry. [1] The majority of their annual income is made through seafood products such as snow crab, cod, scallops and shrimp.
By boycotting these products from Canadian fishermen, we can play a part in the end to this brutal hunt.
Sign the pledge to boycott Canadian seafood today and help cut off the profits that fuel the seal hunt! We'll send your pledge to Canada's Minister of International Trade.
When you put the pressure on Canada's fishing industry, you'll be joining the more than 350,000 people who have pledged not to buy Canadian seafood products until this cruel hunt ends for good. Together, we are making a difference to these beautiful, intelligent creatures!
Robyn E.
Care2 and
ThePetitionSite Team
Labels: baby seals, Canadians killing for pleasure, ecosystem, wildlife conservation
Monday, April 09, 2007
Earth Day Advocates Celebrate
Happy (B)Earth Day
This April brings not only showers, but a double celebration: Earth Day and our diamond anniversary. Yes, Defenders turns the ripe old age of 60 this month, and we’re not slowing down in the least! Back in 1947, we started out as Defenders of Furbearers with one person on staff and 1,500 members. Today, more than 140 scientists, lawyers, policy experts and educators are working to save imperiled wildlife and the places it lives. And we couldn’t do it without the support of the more than 850,000 activists and supporters like you who make it all possible.Celebrate Defender’s 60th Birthday -- and Earth Day -- by taking a look back at our accomplishments through the eyes of six creatures. And stay tuned throughout the year for more ways to celebrate!
Celebrate Earth Day - for the month of April only receive a free camper bag with membership to Sierra Club.
Labels: Earth Day, ecosystem, love of life, wildlife conservation
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
कोन्सेर्वे मजेस्तिक वोल्वेस
Now, wolf populations could fall 80% because of this nonsensical de-listing.
Today, one of Mother Earth's most majestic animals needs your help. If we don't stop the de-listing of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, populations could decrease 80%, making the decades-long efforts to strengthen wolf populations in vain.
Tell the Fish & Wildlife Service that you're outraged by their proposal to remove wolves in the Rockies from federal protections under the Endangered Species Act >> http://go.care2.com/e/R68o/ge0s/U1cM
De-listing of an animal can work if the states are prepared with effective programs to keep populations healthy. But these states do not have wolf-friendly programs in place. In January, Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter said that once the wolves are de-listed, his state would kill all but 100 of the wolves.
If these critical protections are eliminated, the recently recovered gray wolf population in this area will be at the mercy of state governments that are determined to resume widespread wolf killing.
We have spent a lot of time and money to reinvigorate the populations of these beautiful animals, and we can not stand by while these states decrease them but 80% once more.
The public comment period ends May 9, so we must act now! Customizing your signature with a comment will make it even more effective.
Labels: wildlife conservation, वोल्वेस वोल्फ़ प्रोतेक्टिओंस
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Only Evil People Want Seal Skin for Anything
>> Make a donation to help end the hunt
Stopping the hunt this year is especially important because thin ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has broken up, resulting in the deaths of many of this year's newborn seals. To allow the fishermen to kill even more would be tragic.
More than 13,000 of our WaveMakers have contacted Prime Minister Harper demanding an end to the commercial hunt of seals. But clearly the Prime Minister still doesn't get the message, because the hunt is still slated to begin on March 29. So we're doubling our efforts to get even more letters sent to his office - send yours now!
The Canadian government claims that the seals are hunted because they are eating all the fish, when the truth is the seals are hunted for a frivolous demand of their pelts.
Many people out there still don't know this hunt is taking place. We need to get the word out by promoting this issue as widely as possible, including on other websites. But this space doesn't come free. Can you make an emergency $50 donation to help protect the seals?
Widespread public opposition led to the 1987 ban on hunting whitecoat seals. If enough people express their outrage to the Canadian government, we can outlaw the commercial hunting of all seals. We need your support to mobilize the masses. Please donate today.
For the oceans,Elizabeth Griffin
Marine Wildlife Scientist
Oceana
Labels: baby seals, killing for pleasure, legal poaching, wildlife conservation
